Patrick Industries (PATK) Competitors

UFP Industries (NASDAQ:UFPI) and Patrick Industries (NASDAQ:PATK) are both mid-cap construction companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

Is UFPI or PATK a better dividend stock?

UFP Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Patrick Industries pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. UFP Industries pays out 22.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patrick Industries pays out 38.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. UFP Industries has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Patrick Industries has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Patrick Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, UFPI or PATK?

UFP Industries has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patrick Industries has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UFPI or PATK?

81.8% of UFP Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.3% of Patrick Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of UFP Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Patrick Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer UFPI or PATK?

In the previous week, Patrick Industries had 1 more articles in the media than UFP Industries. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Patrick Industries and 6 mentions for UFP Industries. UFP Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Patrick Industries' score of 0.85 indicating that UFP Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
UFP Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Patrick Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is UFPI or PATK more profitable?

UFP Industries has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Patrick Industries' net margin of 3.74%. Patrick Industries' return on equity of 12.90% beat UFP Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
UFP Industries	5.64%	11.78%	9.06%
Patrick Industries	3.74%	12.90%	4.71%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UFPI or PATK?

UFP Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Patrick Industries. UFP Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patrick Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
UFP Industries	$6.65B	0.97	$414.56M	$6.11	17.50
Patrick Industries	$3.72B	0.90	$138.40M	$4.17	23.88

Do analysts rate UFPI or PATK?

UFP Industries presently has a consensus price target of $143.00, indicating a potential upside of 33.77%. Patrick Industries has a consensus price target of $96.42, indicating a potential downside of 3.18%. Given UFP Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe UFP Industries is more favorable than Patrick Industries.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
UFP Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Patrick Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

UFP Industries beats Patrick Industries on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.